Peyton Manning wore an orange tie on stage at the ESPY Awards tonight.

He might be wearing orange this fall for the Broncos, but tonight, that orange was all about the University of Tennessee. Manning was at the Staples Center to introduce Pat Summitt, the winner of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the annual sports awards show.

The tribute to Summitt, the legendary college basketball coach, was easily the highlight of the awards show.

In case you missed it, here is the Pat Summitt tribute, detailing her career and her battle with early onset Alzheimer’s disease.

Very touching tribute. Best wishes to you Pat, in your battle against Alzheimers.

timmytime

The real story is Timmy won the ESPY, too bad the other guy was on stage with him…

E

Do you know who Pat Summit is and what she has accomplished at the collegiate level? You are a complete moron.

broncovino

“The tribute to Summitt, the legendary college basketball coach, was easily the highlight of the awards show.”

No, it had to be the gratuitous overuse of Tim Tebow and trying to shoe-horn him into the picture whenever and wherever possible. His lovely “Play of the Year” was followed by his second five touchdown loss to Tom Brady in one year.

Anonymous

I have never been a Tennessee fan but always a Pat Summit fan. She is probably the greatest coach ever. That is a lot said coming from a Ky Wildcat fan. Wish my granddaughter could have played for her.

ESPYs are a Joke

Pat Summit deserves credit for her massive contribution to sports, however I hate the ESPYs. It’s an award show for a bunch of multimillionaires that only have to work 5-8 months out of the year. It’s a show that reinforces athlete’s already massively overblown egos and is an ugly, pathetic form of hero worship.

Sicclos

Pat a 1 hell of a coach.That gal knows her B-Ball!!!

Bleeds Orange

I’m not a basketball fan – but even a non fan has to be inspired by the success and quality that Pat Summit has inspired. One of her legacies will be setting the example of the power of inspirational leadership. If anyone can win the battle against Alzheimers, I’d put my money on her.

old school

What can you say about coach Summit. I met her many,many, many years ago in Denver,
I was the shuttle driver and I thought wow. Coach Summit may god bless you with
success in your battle with your illness, one day maybe we again may see the “BEST” basketball
coach back on the floor. One of the many pioneers of title 9.

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.